1/2 Reale

[MSRelic]

Found my 2nd silver coin today and it appears to be a 1/2 Reale dated 1808. It appears to have been clipped along the edges (a practice used to pilfer bits of silver from coins in those days). The coin measures slightly less than the 17mm diameter of a 1/2 Reale coin. It is pictured next to the "1 bit" piece cut from an 8 Reale coin that I posted here last Monday. Found with my F75 LTD about 6" deep with a 5" DD coil.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Cool finds .What part of mississippi? MS RELIC

 

[MSRelic]

Cool finds .What part of mississippi? MS RELIC

Port Gibson in west central Mississippi about 25 miles south of Vicksburg.

 

[Mackaydon]

Nice .896 silver!!
Mexico City mint; assayer TH
Coin from first year of Fernando VII's reign.
Don.......

 

[MSRelic]

Nice .896 silver!!
Mexico City mint; assayer TH
Coin from first year of Fernando VII's reign.
Don.......

Thanks for that info Don. I'm not well versed on Spanish coins. Is the denomination imprinted on the coin somewhere?

 

[Mackaydon]

MSR:
Yes, the "R" in the reverse legend signifies 1/2 R (versus '1R' for a one real coin.)
Also, the official size (18mm) and weight (1.7) gives its denomination away.
The reverse reads HISPAN ET IND R. M('o' over the 'M'--for Mexico City).T.H.(assayer's initials).

 

[MSRelic]

MSR:
Yes, the "R" in the reverse legend signifies 1/2 R (versus '1R' for a one real coin.)
Also, the official size (18mm) and weight (1.7) gives its denomination away.
The reverse reads HISPAN ET IND R. M('o' over the 'M'--for Mexico City).T.H.(assayer's initials).

Many thanks Don. Sure glad you saw this thread. Never thought I would find old Spanish silver on our place here in Mississippi. I've been hunting in a pasture here. Actually I guess the silver isn't that old compared to the "Cobs" I've been reading about on that Treasurenet forum.

 

[mainer]

Nice find Msrelic!

 

[Bikerboyzx6r]

Nice!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great find !! I found an 1820 here in Illinois last year but it wasnt in as good of a shape as yours is. Mine was a little smoother. Ron

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Nice silver

 

[Mackaydon]

MSR:
Mexican cobs go back to the mid-1530s--in the days of Cortez.
Any cob found today in the States is an eye-opener.
Maybe you'll find a 'piece of eight' on your next dig!
Don.....

 

[dwayne sueno]

nice spanish silver. hope your streak continues.

 

[{Sentinel}]

MSR:
Mexican cobs go back to the mid-1530s--in the days of Cortez.
Any cob found today in the States is an eye-opener.
Maybe you'll find a 'piece of eight' on your next dig!
Don.....

I agree, I found this 1686 Cob in Virginia a couple years ago:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,163466.html

 

[Mackaydon]

{Sentinel},
1686??
I believe Mexico didn't mint 1/2R or 1R coins in that year.
What makes you believe the date is 1686?
Any guess as to the mint?
Don.....

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Thanks MS thought maybe you were near the Gulfcoast!I like to go that way sometimes and hit the casinos & look around a bit at the old french sites..Great finds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Keep us posted with more of your finds

 

[HISPAN]

hello friend .... see if the M carrying off a crown on top, then it would be if the of the mint in Madrid and if not then it is Mexico city .
These Reales not to cut the sides ... punishable by death.
Greetings!

 

[{Sentinel}]

{Sentinel},
1686??
I believe Mexico didn't mint 1/2R or 1R coins in that year.
What makes you believe the date is 1686?
Any guess as to the mint?
Don.....

Im not sure on where it was minted as the mint mark is not visible, However....You can clearly see the "686" under the jewelers loop where the date is located. When I looked up Carolus II they did indeed make the cob for Carolus in 1686.

 

[Treasure $ Trekkies]

cool beans ! congrats.

 

[ringfinder]

If you are referring to the piece on the right, it looks like a 2 bit piece to me. Mexican reales where legal tender in the US
for many years, as for some reason we couldn't get our act together.

Really Great Find, Congratulations!!!

HH, Ringfinder

P.S.
You have heard, 2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits a dollar, guess the Reale started all of that. LOL